Table 3.
Comparison of head tile angles, techniques, planning systems, and OARs.
head tilt angle | technique | planning system | OARs | |
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Ref[Moon] | 30° | IMRT vs VMAT | eclipse | hippocampi, eyes, lens, cochlea |
Ref[Se] | 40° | VMAT | eclipse | hippocampi, left lens, right lens, both parotid glands |
Ref[Lin] | 0°-40° | VMAT | eclipse | hippocampi, left lens, right lens |
Ref[Miura] | 26°-49° | TOMO | TOMO | hippocampi, lens |
Ref[Chung] | 45° | TOMO | TOMO | hippocampi, eyes, brainstem, optic chiasm, right optic nerves, left optic nerves, normal Brain |
Our study | 0°-45° | VMAT | Pinnacle | hippocampi, eyes, lens, cochlea, brainstem, optic chiasm, optic nerves, pituitary |